Shoe



Dec. 5, 1933. BENDER 1,937,622

SHOE

Original Filed March 28, 1932 INVENTOR. flier/1w? BEA/0E1? A TT ORNE Y.

Patented Dec. 5, 1933 Arthur Bender, New York, N. Y.

Application March 28, 1932, and in Canada March 17,

1 Claim.

This invention relates to shoes and to a method A third important object of the invention to provide a novel method of constructing therear portion of a shoe whereby the heel body will be held firmly to the upper by an outer or covering sheet.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in general of certain novel details of construction and a method of manufacture hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and specifically claimed.

In the accompanying drawing like characters of reference indicate like parts in the several Views, and:- 1

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a shoe constructed in accordance with this invention.

Figure 2 is a rear elevation thereof.

Figure 3 is a section on the line 3--3 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a section on the line 4-4 of Figure 1, the view being of the partly constructed shoe and showing the counter molded over the bottom of the rear portion of the last.

Figure 5 is a section on the line 5-5 of Figure 1.

Figure 6 is a plan view of the cover sheet.

In the embodiment of the invention as herein disclosed there is shown the rear portion'of an ordinary last 10 and, in is shown as under-lapping this last and secured thereto by the usual lasting nails or brads 12. After the counter has been properly molded to the last an incision 13, of horse-shoe shape, is made around this under-lapping portion so as to free the portions 14 forming the bottom edge portion of the finished counter.

sides of the counter and thus provide a seat for the upper end of a heel'body or core 15 which is fitted against the under side of the last in such position that its upper portion has its sides and rear surrounded by the lower portions 14 ofthe counter.

After the heel body has been properly positioned the cover sheet is applied. This cover sheet is shown before its application in Figure 6 portions'l'l and 18 are wrappedaround of the counter to Figure 4, the counter 11' This bottom edge portion is turned down into alinement with the Serial No. 601,704, 1932. Renewed Julywhere it will be seen to consist of a unitary sheet of some suitable material such as a fabric or thin leather which is formed with two lateral portions substantially symmetrical about a vertical median line indicated at 16; The upper middle portionof this sheet is of generally rectangular shape and from each side of this upper middle portion extends a wing the upper. middle portion being shown at 1'7 and the wings at 18. The

the outsides of the back and sideportions of the counter. Below the middle portion 1? is a heel portion 19 which, when applied, covers thesides and rear of the heel body. The lower edgesof the wings 18 are provided with relief notches toaid in folding over the cover sheet. The cover sheet, when applied, covers the counter and heel body in a smooth and unbroken manner and the finished shoe shows no rear seam-nor any joint or Scam between the upper and the heel, this being clearly shown in Figures 1 and 2. Finally a finishing strip'21is applied over the front of the heel body and under the arch of the shoe to cover the exposed edges of thecover sheet at these places. The upper and forward edges of the cover sheet are preferably finished with a suitable binding .22.

What is claimed,'is:-

That method of constructing the heel portion of a shoe which consists in providing a last, molding a shoe counter to the last to provide underlapping portionscutting a horse-shoe shaped incision around the under-lapped bottom portion leave a free edge at the bottom of the counter, seating the upperend of a heel body against the last within the free edge of the counter to cause said free edge to enclose the sides and rear of the upperend of the heel body, and covering theexterior of the counter and heel body with a single piece of covering material. v

ARTHUR BENDER. I 

